Colloquium

Upcoming Colloquium

Dr. Laszlo Bardoczi, UC Irvine

January 26, 2026
11:00am in HSCI-105

Additional details will be posted as they become available.

About the Colloquium

The Colloquium is a unique opportunity for students to learn about new developments in physics and what physicists do after they graduate. Hosted by the Physics and Astronomy Department at California State University, Long Beach, the weekly meetings invite guests from universities, research laboratories, and industry to present and discuss current topics in physics. All students are encouraged to attend for a well-rounded experience and training in physics.

Colloquium Coordinator

For information and suggestions about the colloquium please contact the colloquium coordinator:

Dr. Zoltan Papp
Zoltan.Papp@csulb.edu

Schedule

Additional details will be posted as they become available.
 

Spring 2026 Colloquia
DateTitleSpeaker and Affiliation
January 26, 2026TBADr. Laszlo Bardoczi, UC Irvine
February 2, 2026TBADr. Mark Lohmann, Caltech
February 9, 2026TBADr. Nicholas Dale, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 
February 16, 2026TBATBA
February 23, 2026TBATBA
March 2, 2026TBATBA
March 9, 2026TBADr. Jon Feicht, LIGO @ Caltech
March 23, 2026TBADr. Kalman Varga, Vanderbilt University
April 6, 2026TBADr. Michael Ratz, UC Irvine 
April 13, 2026Distinguished Lecture SpeakerDr. Stuart Parkin, Max Planck Institute - Halle, Germany
April 20, 2026TBADr. Tamar Mentzel, UC Riverside
April 27, 2026TBADr. Andreas Bill, CSU Long Beach
May 4, 2026Student Research Presentations IPhysics students, CSU Long Beach
May 6, 2026Student Research Presentations IIPhysics students, CSU Long Beach

Previous Colloquia

The Colloquium Archive has the Colloquia from previous semesters.

Sponsors

We acknowledge with gratitude donations and support from the following present sponsors:

  • H.E. and H.B. Miller and Family Endowment
  • Benjamin Carter
  • Mary L. Bresnan
  • K. Y. Shen
  • American Physical Society
  • Anonymous

We also acknowledge with gratitude our past donors: The Forty-Niner Shops, Inc., The Northrop Grumman Foundation, Sandra Dana, Anonymous.

If you wish to support the Colloquium, please contact the colloquium coordinator or the department chair. Thank you!